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UCL Press. The UK's first fully open access university press
UCL Press, the UK's first fully open access university press, aims to enhance the dissemination of scholarly research by publishing a variety of formats including monographs, textbooks, and journals with no access charges for authors. Since its launch in 2015, UCL Press has published 245 books and 14 journals, achieving over 6 million downloads globally, with a significant impact in regions with limited access to research. The press operates under a subsidized model, aiming to maximize the social and global reach of academic outputs.
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- 1. UCL PRESS The UK’sfirst fully open access university press
- 2. UCL PRESS UCL Press:Why? ‘Scholarly outputs are typically subjected to a publications process that limits their widespread dissemination. UCL is committed to being a force for good and enlightenment in the world. This includes ensuring that the products of its research are made as widely available as possible.’ Professor David Price, former Vice Provost (Research), UCL • Research monographs typically sell around 200 copies globally in their lifetime • Annual academic book sales in the UK average around 60 per title • The prevailing model of academic publishing does not deliver effective dissemination
- 3. UCL PRESS Benefits ofan Open Access University Press • Traditional publishing models do not reach the full potential audience, whereas Open Access books are typically downloaded in their thousands • Taking publishing back into the university: the university supports the entire research lifecycle • Creation of OA opportunities for AHSS scholars • Social impact: making your research available to policy- makers, the public, citizen scientists • Global impact: OA outputs reach regions in which research is unavailable or unaffordable
- 4. UCL PRESS What UCLPress publishes Outputs • Scholarly monographs • Edited collections • Short monographs • Textbooks • Journals • Multidisciplinary journal Formats Books: • PDF – free Open Access for every title • Print – on demand - £20-£25 to purchase paperback, hardbacks also available • E-books – 99p to purchase Journals: • All articles are free, Open Access • All available in HTML, PDF and XML All UCL Press books and journal articles are peer-reviewed
- 5. UCL PRESS Publishing activityto date Launched in June 2015 30 books per year in 2018/19 Increased to 50 per year in 2020/22 245 books published 14 Journals Multidisciplinary journal
- 6. UCL PRESS Academic Journals •Eight academic journals in AHSS and Laws • Six academic journals on education research • All hosted on ScienceOpen and peer review is managed on the JAMS (provided by MDPI) submission system. • UCL Editors-in-Chief • No APCs for any author at present • Some published as annual or bi-annual issues • Some publish articles on a rolling basis • Some launched from scratch with UCL Press • Others transferred to UCL Press from other arrangements
- 7. UCL PRESS Author charges •The standard UCL Press Book Processing Charge (BPC) is £5,000 • This covers peer review, editing, typesetting, proofreading, indexing • No charge when there is a UCL author, editor or series editor • Waiver scheme for up to 5 non-UCL books per year • No APCs for academic journals • Modest APC for UCL Open: Environment • Book author / editor profile to date – including all co-authors, joint editors - is roughly 50% UCL, 50% non-UCL. • For single-author monographs/general editors it is c.75% UCL, 25% non-UCL.
- 8. UCL PRESS Download UCLPress books from: Buy UCL Press books and e-books from: • Amazon • Online retailers • Bricks and mortar booksellers • Wholesalers • Library suppliers In North America, our books are distributed by The University of Chicago Press Download journals from:
- 9. UCL PRESS Marketing activity• Social media • Website • Book reviews • Conferences • Book launches • Email campaigns • Directory and index listings (e.g. the Directory of open access books) • Distribution to open access platforms • Collaborating with authors to promote their work …and more!
- 10. UCL PRESS UCL PressImpact • Downloads • Sales • Reactions to UCL Press
- 11. UCL PRESS 6,134,223 milliondownloads 247 countries and territories reached June 2015 – May 2022 (inclusive)
- 12. UCL PRESS Global reach– top 15 countries June 2015 to May 2022 0 200,000 400,000 600,000 800,000 1,000,000 1,200,000 1,400,000 1,600,000 United States United Kingdom India Canada Germany China Australia Philippines Netherlands Italy France Indonesia South Africa Turkey Brazil
- 13. UCL PRESS Most downloadedtitles * correct to April 30th 2022 Pub: 29 Jan 2018 Downloads:169,384 Sales: 504 Countries: 193 Pub: 29 Feb 2016 Downloads: 661,171 Sales: 778 Countries: 229 Pub: 13 Sept 2016 Downloads: 166,795 Sales: 145 Countries: 200 Pub: 5 Jan 2018 Downloads: 194,832 Sales: 507 Countries: 214 Pub: 29 Feb 2016 Downloads:135,555 Sales: 298 Countries: 189
- 14. UCL PRESS Even specialisttitles can reach a considerable audience… Pub: 06 Oct 2016 Downloads: 15,927 Sales: 92 Countries/Terr: 129 Pub: 26 Nov 2018 Downloads: 25,928 Sales: 69 Countries/Terr: 141 Pub: 14 Nov 2016 Downloads: 14,117 Sales: 133 Countries/Terr: 151 Pub: 17 Sept 2018 Downloads: 15,843 Sales: 135 Countries/Terr: 143 Pub: 01 Nov 2015 Downloads: 12,942 Sales: 46 Countries/Terr: 174 Pub: 20 Jun 2018 Downloads: 20,615 Sales: 130 Countries/Terr: 145
- 15. UCL PRESS Book downloadsby platform Downloads by platform, to 30 May 2022 3,245,213 1,150,392 1,062,786 1,044,467 373,642 127,477 105,428 69,285 0 500,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 2,000,000 2,500,000 3,000,000 3,500,000 JSTOR Google Books Discovery Monthly Download UCL Discovery OAPEN UCL Press HTML ebooks WorldReader Internet Archive
- 16. UCL PRESS Open Accessand book sales…
- 17. UCL PRESS Most downloadedtitles Pub: 29 Feb 2016 Downloads: 661,171 Countries: 229 Pub: 13 Sept 2016 Downloads: 166,795 Countries: 200 Pub: 29 Feb 2016 Downloads:135,555 Countries: 189 Pub: 5 Jan 2018 Downloads: 194,832 Countries: 214 Pub: 29 Jan 2018 Downloads: 169,384 Countries: 193 Sales: 778 Sales: 507 Sales: 504 Sales: 145 Sales: 298
- 18. UCL PRESS Sample specialisttitles - sales Pub: 06 Oct 2016 Downloads: 15,927 Countries: 129 Pub: 26 Nov 2018 Downloads: 25,928 Countries: 141 Pub: 14 Nov 2016 Downloads: 14,117 Countries: 151 Pub: 17 Sept 2018 Downloads: 15,843 Countries: 143 Pub: 01 Nov 2015 Downloads: 12,942 Countries: 174 Pub: 20 Jun 2018 Downloads: 20,615 Countries: 145 Sales: 92 Sales: 69 Sales: 133 Sales: 135 Sales: 46 Sales: 130
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- 20. UCL PRESS Staffing • 2015-2018 •Staff number rose to 5.6 FTE • Outputs, 2018: 30 books, 8 academic journals • 2019-22 • Merger with UCL IOE Press • Total staff now 10 FTE • Outputs: 50 books/year (target), 15 academic journals • Roles • Head of Publishing • Commissioning; production; sales, marketing and publicity; journals; textbooks; administration UCL LIBRARY SERVICES
- 21. UCL PRESS Funding • UCLpress is subsidised by UCL • Costs are offset by income from sales, publishing services, and Book Processing Charges UCL LIBRARY SERVICES
- 22. UCL PRESS Funding- otherperspectives UCL LIBRARY SERVICES UCL press subsidy in relation to UCL annual income 0.06% UCL Press subsidy vs UCL annual research income 0.18%
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